(20-02-2014 02:31 PM)TwoCultSurvivor Wrote: A tithe in Christianity is an opportunistic way to milk money from those who can least afford it. Nothing in the New Testament justifies mandating a tithe among followers of Christianity.

How about reading the thread to see whether I already commented before making some half-assed accusation about my avoiding the subject?

If you feel an urge to give your money away then think about the following:
Who do you want to receive your money?
What do you want them to use it for?
How do you know what they will use it for?
Does god need money?
Is your church god's cashier?
Does the money end up in god's bank account?

Churches are not required to be transparent with their funds, and they don't open their books. Some money might go to charities, some certainly goes to head office, or the parishioner or head preist or whatever you call them. Maybe the catholic church puts some more gold in their coffers or buys another marble statue of a pope.
Who knows.

But there are charities out there with open books that show where the money goes.

Do you think god would be upset if you gave your money to a trusted charity rather than a church?